International Friendlies | Portugal vs. Finland - prediction, team news, lineups |Preview

Introduction [Music] Contents international friendlies Portugal versus Finland prediction team news lineups preview the first of Portugal's three preo 2024 friendly fixtures will take place in Lisbon on Tuesday evening with Finland making the trip to a stadio Jose alval Portugal will be their European Championship campaign against the Czech Republic on June 18th while Finland will return to competitive action at the start of September in the UEFA Nations League match preview England and France are viewed as the favorites to win Euro 2024 but Portugal are serious contenders with a squad packed full of talent certainly capable of going all the way in Germany this summer Roberto Martinez's side breezed through their qualification group winning all 10 of their matches in group J scoring 36 times and conceding just twice with Cristiano Ronaldo netting 10 goals and he is again set to be a vital player for his National side this summer Portugal won the European championship in 2016 but they only reached the round of 16 at Euro 2020 so there is clear room for improvement in the upcoming competition and it would be fair to say that the European Giants are the heavy favorites to top group f ail cha do quinas will begin their campaign against the Czech Republic on June 18th before tackling turkey and Georgia in their final two fixtures in the section Portugal who suffered a two to Zer loss to Slovakia in their last friendly at the end of March will also face Croatia and the Republic of Ireland during their warm-up fixtures for Euro 2024 Finland qualified for Euro 2020 with the national side competing in the finals of a major tournament for the first time in their history but they were knocked out in the group stage the eows lost to Wales in the semifinals of the playoffs for Euro 2024 so they will not be present in Germany with their next competitive match coming in the UEFA Nations League against Greece at the start of September Maru canura side will also take on Scotland on June 7th and they are in strong form winning three of their last four matches in all competitions including a 2 to1 success over Estonia last time out Finland have won victory over Portugal to their name triumphing 4 to one in a friendly back in 2002 but they have lost their last two matches against Tuesday's opponents including a two to Zer defeat when the two teams last locked horns in March 2011 the eagle alss certainly have the quality to make it a tricky match for Portugal which is what Martinez will be looking for in preparation for what is shaping up to be a fascinating European championship team news Ronaldo is set to win his 207th cap for Portugal on Tuesday evening with the 39-year-old expected to be given the nod in the final third of the field head coach Martinez will be experimenting with his lineup over the next three matches but a strong 11 is set to feature here with Rafael Leo and Dogo Hoda also potentially operating in attacking areas Manchester United Duo Dogo dallot and Bruno Fernand should both start off the back of helping their side win the FA Cup while 41-year-old Peppa could feature in the middle of the defense as for Finland tupaki is still going strong at the age of 34 and the forward will be bidding to add to his 40 International goals in this contest Joel pojo has 15 goals to his name for his country and should also operate in the final third while Robin LOD provides the experience for Midfield with a 67th cat on offer here ain's Richard Jensen could start at the back for the visitors on Tuesday night while there will be a spot in go for the captain Lucas RI who won the Bundesliga with Bayer lusen this season Portugal possible starting lineup Costa Canelo Pepe Diaz dallet Fernandez Pena Bernardo Leo Ronaldo Hoda Finland possible starting lineup RI alho tenho Ivanov Jensen L pela suhonen Nissa pucky pampo we say Portugal 3 to0 Finland Portugal have an embarrassment of riches all over the park and we are expecting them to have too much for Finland on Tuesday evening with Ronaldo potentially on the score sheet in a comfortable success thanks for your watching don't forget to click the subscribed button and hit the Bell icon for more [Music] [Music]

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